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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Aug-2025 04:11 ET (6-Aug-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)

Healthy eating in midlife linked to overall healthy aging

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching age 70 free of major chronic diseases and with cognitive, physical, and mental health maintained, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, and University of Montreal. The study is among the first to examine multiple dietary patterns in midlife in relation to overall healthy aging.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, USDA, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Novo Nordisk Foundation

After greening comes darkness….and it really does matter!

Lancaster University
Book Announcement

Lancaster University Professor of Urban Design Nick Dunn says we would be able to reach important goals in relation to biodiversity, health and well-being of humans and nonhumans, and climate objectives.

Imagine a whole new world of effective shared living where we listen to our natural rhythms instead of fighting against them and we tackle light pollution so we can all see the stars at night.

Why brain metastases of breast cancer resist a promising candidate therapy

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a key barrier to the efficacy of a promising combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy for the treatment of brain metastases arising from breast cancer—and in doing so uncovered approaches to overcoming that resistance.

Journal: Cell Reports
Funder: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Rise in kidney disease underscores critical heart-kidney connection

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

he rise in kidney disease rates is a major concern for cardiovascular health around the world. Kidney disease increases heart disease risk, yet as many as 9 in 10 U.S. adults with chronic kidney disease do not know they have it.

Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In most high-income countries around the world, the number of avoidable mortalities is going down. But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to a new study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health and Harvard University, who examined mortality trends across U.S. states and 40 high-income countries. Their findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

Scientists identify potential new genetic target for sickle cell disease treatment

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and eight other institutions in the United States, Africa and Europe say they have identified a potential new gene target that could be edited to treat sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder marked by sickle-shaped red blood cells that cause intense pain and shorten lifespans.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Childcare Foundation and the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities

Avoidable mortality across US states and high-income countries

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study found that avoidable mortality (comprising both preventable deaths related to prevention and public health and treatable deaths related to timely and effective health care treatment) has worsened across all U.S. states, while other high-income countries show improvement.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine